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Moving day is always a little stressful for me - will we find a site in our preferred camping area? This time, I had five or six potential BLM sites to check out, so the anxiety was more subdued. Some were on the east side of Capital Reef National Park and some were on the west side. The world traveling couple we met at the laundromat in Tropic told us about a BLM site just outside of Torrey, on the west side of the Park. I looked it up and it was called Beas Lewis Flat BLM Dispersed campsite.
It was the first campsite that we checked out. It is a sprawling area with many side roads to set up camp. We quickly found a nice flat spot up on a hill with a bunch of hoodoos. We had a strong cell signal. The nearest neighbor was a friendly young couple. We set up camp. This is where we will spend the next week. After Memorial Day, we will move to the Moab area. So, thanks Pascal for the tip. What a terrific name - Pascal.
Out of curiosity, we drove to the other BLM sites. Most of them could have worked, but none had any cell service. The signal, although not essential, will be nice.
The friendly neighbor is from Denver. A month ago, they hit the road as full-timers. Wow, what a decision to make at such a young age. They both work remotely, so a cell signal is essential. I wonder what kind of work they do? Hmmm, that will be fun to ponder.
Capital Reef National Park is spectacular. To a sailor, the escarpment running some 80 miles down the long narrow Park looks like an ocean reef, ergo the name Reef. I guess some old dude, say Popeye the sailor man, took a wrong turn and made his way out here and came up with the comparison. Some of the round white mountain peaks resemble capital domes, ergo the name Capital. That seems like a pretty convoluted way to come up with a name, but that’s what we read on an info plaque. To be honest, the plaque didn’t actually mention Popeye by name.
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